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Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 or early Dynasty
2040–1783 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht), chamber

Medium/Technique Wood
Dimensions Height x length: 10 x 24.5 cm (3 15/16 x 9 5/8 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number15-5-409
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsModels

DescriptionDecoration in red on white stucco. Base in two pieces. One board from the bottom has the wrong field number (15-5-217) written on it in pencil.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, pit A chamber. 1915: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, May 8, 1915; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt; 1921: received by MFA.